Sarpaneva KORONA K1
44mm
SoldGBP 12,000
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- Brand
- Sarpaneva
- Condition
- LNIB
- Series
- KORONA K1
- Box
- Yes
- Model
- Prototype
- Papers
- Yes
- Year
- N/A
- Case Size
- 44
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Listed
- Feb 4, 2019
- Updated
- Feb 4, 2019
✅ SOLD — This item has been sold.
Description
As the son of jewellery designer Pentti Sarpaneva, and nephew of the internationally acclaimed designer and artist Timo Sarpaneva, it was always the case that Stepan’s career would take a creative direction. Educated at the Finnish School of Watchmaking and then WOSTEP, Sarpaneva (the brand) was formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2003. Inspired by his time at manufactures including Piaget, Parmigiani, Vianney Halter and Christophe Claret, Stepan demonstrates his passion for the craft in each watch to come out of the workshop.
"This 44 mm DLC K1 was my very first DLC-coated test piece, from 2008 and an important study of the look and feel. Prototypes had to be made from the real stuff!”
The Korona K1 has undergone several iterations throughout its lifetime, with this the very first DLC-coated stainless steel prototype (Case No. 0:000) a pre-cursor to the original, launched in 2008. A study of both the look and feel of DLC treatment to the 44mm, stainless steel case, this watch introduced a more traditional look to the Sarpaneva brand. Taking the ‘scalloped’ design of Stepan’s original ‘Time Tramp’, the K1applied this design to the bezel whilst maintaining a more traditional case design. The case is also thinner than later pieces, at 9.6mm, helping the watch to sit closely against the wrist.
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